Business Research
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
TO
Andrew Bolton
LABOUR TURNOVER AND ITS EFFECTS ON COCOA INDUSTRY IN
THE BIA DISTRICT
This paper is submitted in the partial fulfillment of Business Research course
By
FRANCES GRACEY DADZIE
February 2013
The issue of labour turnover in Ghana has been a difficult one, though organized labour unions over the years have tried to find ways of reducing its seemingly alarming rates. This trend cuts across industry; agriculture, banking, academia and other sectors of the economy. For this reason, cocoa industry being the highest (about 64%) employer in the Bia District also has labour turnover rates which tend to be alarming. As a result, young graduates as well as other job seekers are employed in the cocoa industry in the Bia District only to either leave or lose their jobs after a short stint. For instance, according to Bia District Assembly Socio-economic Data (2012); at the end of the 2009/10 cocoa season, three (3) Sector Managers, five (5) District Managers, three (3) Accounts Officers, two (2) Depot Keepers and as many as 17 Purchasing Clerks lost their jobs, while by the close of the 2011/12 season three (3) District Managers, one Accounts Officers and 11 Purchasing Clerks had their appointments terminated Ideally, it is expected that employees will stay on their jobs for a considerable number of years, but the above statistics of the LBCs over the five year period present a nagging situation to all stakeholders including employers, the government, employees, financial institutions, the community etc in the Bia District. The situation therefore needs urgent attention hence, the quest to undertake this study.
Objectives of the study
The main objective of this study is to examine the causes, effects and corrective measures of labour turnover in the cocoa industry in the Bia District.
The specific objectives of the study are to
• Ascertain the background characteristics of employees of LBCs in the Bia, and
TO
Andrew Bolton
LABOUR TURNOVER AND ITS EFFECTS ON COCOA INDUSTRY IN
THE BIA DISTRICT
This paper is submitted in the partial fulfillment of Business Research course
By
FRANCES GRACEY DADZIE
February 2013
The issue of labour turnover in Ghana has been a difficult one, though organized labour unions over the years have tried to find ways of reducing its seemingly alarming rates. This trend cuts across industry; agriculture, banking, academia and other sectors of the economy. For this reason, cocoa industry being the highest (about 64%) employer in the Bia District also has labour turnover rates which tend to be alarming. As a result, young graduates as well as other job seekers are employed in the cocoa industry in the Bia District only to either leave or lose their jobs after a short stint. For instance, according to Bia District Assembly Socio-economic Data (2012); at the end of the 2009/10 cocoa season, three (3) Sector Managers, five (5) District Managers, three (3) Accounts Officers, two (2) Depot Keepers and as many as 17 Purchasing Clerks lost their jobs, while by the close of the 2011/12 season three (3) District Managers, one Accounts Officers and 11 Purchasing Clerks had their appointments terminated Ideally, it is expected that employees will stay on their jobs for a considerable number of years, but the above statistics of the LBCs over the five year period present a nagging situation to all stakeholders including employers, the government, employees, financial institutions, the community etc in the Bia District. The situation therefore needs urgent attention hence, the quest to undertake this study.
Objectives of the study
The main objective of this study is to examine the causes, effects and corrective measures of labour turnover in the cocoa industry in the Bia District.
The specific objectives of the study are to
• Ascertain the background characteristics of employees of LBCs in the Bia, and
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